Severe drought (D2) conditions were reported through March 7th.
Every event with a place to put it; 3 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
The episode as NWS HUN wrote it up.
Severe drought (D2) conditions were reported through March 7th.
The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Huntsville, AL wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Feb 28, 10:54 PM CST, 1 hour 6 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 1054 PM CST MON FEB 28 2011 .UPDATE...06Z TAFS. && .AVIATION... MVFR CIGS WL PERSIST THROUGH 10-12Z...FOLLOWED BY CLEARING AND VFR CONDS. NRLY FLOW WILL CONTINUE TO DMNSH. && .DISCUSSION.../ISSUED AT 926 PM CST MON FEB 28 2011/ THE 8H AND SFC COLD FRONTS CONTINUE TO PROGRESS SEWD TO NEAR THE I-85 CORRIDOR FROM ATL-MGM. A LENGTHY BAND OF LOW CLOUDS EXTENDS BEHIND THE FRONT WITHIN THE STRONGER COLD ADVECTION. SOME CLEARING SHOULD REACH FAR NW AL BY ~06Z...BUT MAY PERSIST THRU 09-12Z ELSEWHERE. THUS...HAVE MADE SOME MINOR UPDATES TO RAISE MIN TEMPS AND ADJUST SKY COVER TRENDS. AT THIS HR...TEMPS HAVE DIPPED TO NEAR 40F IN SRN TN TO THE M50S FROM CULLMAN TO FORT PAYNE. WINDS REMAIN GUSTY IN SPOTS...WHILE SHELTERED VALLEYS HAVE DIMINISHED GREATLY. && .HUN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... AL...NONE. TN...NONE. && KULA
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 539 PM CST MON FEB 28 2011 ALZ001>010-016-TNZ076-096-097-011000- LAUDERDALE-COLBERT-FRANKLIN AL-LAWRENCE-LIMESTONE-MADISON-MORGAN- MARSHALL-JACKSON-DEKALB-CULLMAN-MOORE-LINCOLN-FRANKLIN TN- 539 PM CST MON FEB 28 2011 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH ALABAMA AND PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN MIDDLE TENNESSEE. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT... NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY... THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE AROUND THE START OF THE WEEKEND PERIOD...AS ANOTHER COLD FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE WEST. .SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT... ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME. KULA
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
831 PM CST MON FEB 28 2011
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1100 AM NON-TSTM WND DMG 12 ENE PHIL CAMPBELL 34.43N 87.51W
02/28/2011 LAWRENCE AL EMERGENCY MNGR
HIGH WINDS BLEW OFF A PORCH ROOF FROM A MOBILE HOME ONTO
AN ADJACENT VEHICLE. A TREE WAS ALSO KNOCKED DOWN. TIME
ESTIMATED.
1122 AM TSTM WND GST 5 SE FLORENCE 34.74N 87.61W
02/28/2011 M53.00 MPH COLBERT AL ASOS
REPORTED 53 MPH WIND GUST AT KMSL.
1143 AM TSTM WND DMG 6 SSW ARDMORE 34.92N 86.89W
02/28/2011 LIMESTONE AL EMERGENCY MNGR
ROOF PEELED OFF BARN.
1146 AM TSTM WND DMG 1 SE LEIGHTON 34.69N 87.52W
02/28/2011 COLBERT AL EMERGENCY MNGR
THREE LARGE TREES CAUSE DAMAGE TO AWNING AT COLBERT
COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL.
1146 AM TSTM WND DMG 2 E COXEY 34.80N 87.14W
02/28/2011 LIMESTONE AL EMERGENCY MNGR
ROOF DAMAGE TO MOBILE HOME NEAR US 72 ON SLEDGE RD. OTHER
STRUCTURAL DAMAGE REPORTED ALONG WITH SEVERAL POWER LINES
DOWN.
1202 PM TSTM WND DMG 9 W ATHENS 34.77N 87.12W
02/28/2011 LIMESTONE AL TRAINED SPOTTER
ROOF DAMAGE...AND TREES DOWNED ON POPLAR CREEK RD WEST OF
ATHENS
1208 PM TSTM WND DMG RIPLEY 34.76N 87.12W
02/28/2011 LIMESTONE AL EMERGENCY MNGR
POWER OUTAGES NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF SNAKE RD AND
PARKER RD.
1235 PM TORNADO ESTILL SPRINGS 35.26N 86.13W
02/28/2011 FRANKLIN TN TRAINED SPOTTER
EXTENSIVE STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO RESIDENCES AND MULTIPLE
TREES DOWN ACROSS AREAS NEAR PLEASANT GROVE RD...TURKEY
CREED RD...AWALT RD...AND HWY 41A. POSSIBLE TORNADO.
1235 PM TORNADO 5 S TULLAHOMA 35.30N 86.23W
02/28/2011 FRANKLIN TN EMERGENCY MNGR
*** 1 FATAL *** ONE FATALITY REPORTED BY EMA AND RELAYED
BY MEDIA. ADDITIONAL DETAILS UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME.
1235 PM TORNADO 5 S TULLAHOMA 35.30N 86.23W
02/28/2011 FRANKLIN TN TRAINED SPOTTER
STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO PART OF CAR LOT AND HOUSE NEAR HWY
130. POSSIBLE TORNADO.
1237 PM TSTM WND DMG 2 ESE MERIDIANVILLE 34.84N 86.54W
02/28/2011 MADISON AL EMERGENCY MNGR
REPORTED POWER LINES DOWN ON ROBERT STRONG DR AND
BALTIMORE HILL RD IN MOORES MILL COMMUNITY. TIME
ESTIMATED BY RADAR.
1242 PM TSTM WND DMG 4 NNE HAZEL GREEN 34.98N 86.54W
02/28/2011 MADISON AL EMERGENCY MNGR
DAMAGE TO BARNS AND MULTIPLE TREES DOWN AROUND HAZEL
GREEN IN NORTH MADISON COUNTY.
1245 PM TSTM WND DMG ELORA 35.01N 86.36W
02/28/2011 LINCOLN TN AMATEUR RADIO
TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN IN ELORA NEAR BORDERLINE RD.
1246 PM TORNADO 5 E LYNCHBURG 35.30N 86.27W
02/28/2011 MOORE TN EMERGENCY MNGR
STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO HOME NEAR PLEASANT GROVE RD.
1250 PM TSTM WND DMG 4 NNE MADISON 34.76N 86.73W
02/28/2011 MADISON AL AMATEUR RADIO
DAMAGE TO BUILDING ON HWY 72.
0120 PM NON-TSTM WND GST 5 NW OWENS CROSSROADS 34.63N 86.51W
02/28/2011 M55.00 MPH MADISON AL MESONET
MEASURED ON MONTE SANO MOUNTAIN AT AN ELEVATION OF 1476
FT.
0121 PM TSTM WND DMG 2 NNE SCOTTSBORO 34.67N 86.03W
02/28/2011 JACKSON AL EMERGENCY MNGR
TWO TREES WERE KNOCKED DOWN ON COLLEGE STREET IN
SCOTTSBORO. TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR.
0133 PM TSTM WND DMG ARAB 34.32N 86.50W
02/28/2011 MARSHALL AL EMERGENCY MNGR
REPORTED SEVERAL TREES DOWN ACROSS ARAB.
0143 PM TSTM WND DMG 1 WNW GUNTERSVILLE 34.36N 86.31W
02/28/2011 MARSHALL AL EMERGENCY MNGR
SEVERAL POWER LINES DOWN ACROSS SUNSET DR AND LURLEEN B
WALLACE DR.
0147 PM TSTM WND DMG GUNTERSVILLE 34.36N 86.29W
02/28/2011 MARSHALL AL EMERGENCY MNGR
SEVERAL TREES DOWN ACROSS GUNTERSVILLE STATE PARK.
0159 PM TSTM WND DMG 2 SSE HIGDON 34.82N 85.60W
02/28/2011 DEKALB AL EMERGENCY MNGR
SEVERAL TREES DOWN ACROSS CR 811.
0200 PM TSTM WND GST DOUGLAS 34.17N 86.32W
02/28/2011 E55.00 MPH MARSHALL AL FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
ESTIMATED WINDS OF AROUND 55 MPH AND PEA SIZED HAIL WERE
REPORTED. TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR.
0211 PM HAIL 2 ESE FORT PAYNE 34.43N 85.69W
02/28/2011 M1.00 INCH DEKALB AL EMERGENCY MNGR
QUARTER SIZE HAIL REPORTED ON FRUIT FARM RD EAST OF FORT
PAYNE.
0211 PM HAIL 4 SSE RAINSVILLE 34.44N 85.83W
02/28/2011 E1.00 INCH DEKALB AL EMERGENCY MNGR
QUARTER SIZE HAIL REPORTED IN PLEASANT HILL AREA.
0239 PM HAIL 1 S FAIRVIEW 34.23N 86.69W
02/28/2011 E1.75 INCH CULLMAN AL TRAINED SPOTTER
GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL REPORTED NEAR ANTIOCH.
&&
KULAPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
840 PM CST MON FEB 28 2011
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1100 AM NON-TSTM WND DMG 12 ENE PHIL CAMPBELL 34.43N 87.51W
02/28/2011 LAWRENCE AL EMERGENCY MNGR
HIGH WINDS BLEW OFF A PORCH ROOF FROM A MOBILE HOME ONTO
AN ADJACENT VEHICLE. A TREE WAS ALSO KNOCKED DOWN. TIME
ESTIMATED.
1122 AM TSTM WND GST 5 SE FLORENCE 34.74N 87.61W
02/28/2011 M53.00 MPH COLBERT AL ASOS
REPORTED 53 MPH WIND GUST AT KMSL.
1143 AM TSTM WND DMG 6 SSW ARDMORE 34.92N 86.89W
02/28/2011 LIMESTONE AL EMERGENCY MNGR
ROOF PEELED OFF BARN.
1146 AM TSTM WND DMG 2 E COXEY 34.80N 87.14W
02/28/2011 LIMESTONE AL EMERGENCY MNGR
ROOF DAMAGE TO MOBILE HOME NEAR US 72 ON SLEDGE RD. OTHER
STRUCTURAL DAMAGE REPORTED ALONG WITH SEVERAL POWER LINES
DOWN.
1146 AM TSTM WND DMG 1 SE LEIGHTON 34.69N 87.52W
02/28/2011 COLBERT AL EMERGENCY MNGR
THREE LARGE TREES CAUSE DAMAGE TO AWNING AT COLBERT
COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL.
1202 PM TSTM WND DMG 9 W ATHENS 34.77N 87.12W
02/28/2011 LIMESTONE AL TRAINED SPOTTER
ROOF DAMAGE...AND TREES DOWNED ON POPLAR CREEK RD WEST OF
ATHENS
1208 PM TSTM WND DMG RIPLEY 34.76N 87.12W
02/28/2011 LIMESTONE AL EMERGENCY MNGR
POWER OUTAGES NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF SNAKE RD AND
PARKER RD.
1235 PM TORNADO ESTILL SPRINGS 35.26N 86.13W
02/28/2011 FRANKLIN TN TRAINED SPOTTER
EXTENSIVE STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO RESIDENCES AND MULTIPLE
TREES DOWN ACROSS AREAS NEAR PLEASANT GROVE RD...TURKEY
CREED RD...AWALT RD...AND HWY 41A. POSSIBLE TORNADO.
1235 PM TORNADO 5 S TULLAHOMA 35.30N 86.23W
02/28/2011 FRANKLIN TN EMERGENCY MNGR
*** 1 FATAL *** ONE FATALITY REPORTED BY EMA AND RELAYED
BY MEDIA. ADDITIONAL DETAILS UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME.
1235 PM TORNADO 5 S TULLAHOMA 35.30N 86.23W
02/28/2011 FRANKLIN TN TRAINED SPOTTER
STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO PART OF CAR LOT AND HOUSE NEAR HWY
130. POSSIBLE TORNADO.
1237 PM TSTM WND DMG 2 ESE MERIDIANVILLE 34.84N 86.54W
02/28/2011 MADISON AL EMERGENCY MNGR
REPORTED POWER LINES DOWN ON ROBERT STRONG DR AND
BALTIMORE HILL RD IN MOORES MILL COMMUNITY. TIME
ESTIMATED BY RADAR.
1242 PM TSTM WND DMG 4 NNE HAZEL GREEN 34.98N 86.54W
02/28/2011 MADISON AL EMERGENCY MNGR
DAMAGE TO BARNS AND MULTIPLE TREES DOWN AROUND HAZEL
GREEN IN NORTH MADISON COUNTY.
1245 PM TSTM WND DMG ELORA 35.01N 86.36W
02/28/2011 LINCOLN TN AMATEUR RADIO
TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN IN ELORA NEAR BORDERLINE RD.
1245 PM TSTM WND DMG 5 ESE MOORES MILL 34.81N 86.45W
02/28/2011 MADISON AL PUBLIC
SEVERAL ROOF SHINGLES WERE TORN OFF BY THUNDERSTORM
WINDS.
1246 PM TORNADO 5 E LYNCHBURG 35.30N 86.27W
02/28/2011 MOORE TN EMERGENCY MNGR
STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO HOME NEAR PLEASANT GROVE RD.
1250 PM TSTM WND DMG 4 NNE MADISON 34.76N 86.73W
02/28/2011 MADISON AL AMATEUR RADIO
DAMAGE TO BUILDING ON HWY 72.
0120 PM NON-TSTM WND GST 5 NW OWENS CROSSROADS 34.63N 86.51W
02/28/2011 M55.00 MPH MADISON AL MESONET
MEASURED ON MONTE SANO MOUNTAIN AT AN ELEVATION OF 1476
FT.
0121 PM TSTM WND DMG 2 NNE SCOTTSBORO 34.67N 86.03W
02/28/2011 JACKSON AL EMERGENCY MNGR
TWO TREES WERE KNOCKED DOWN ON COLLEGE STREET IN
SCOTTSBORO. TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR.
0133 PM TSTM WND DMG ARAB 34.32N 86.50W
02/28/2011 MARSHALL AL EMERGENCY MNGR
REPORTED SEVERAL TREES DOWN ACROSS ARAB.
0143 PM TSTM WND DMG 1 WNW GUNTERSVILLE 34.36N 86.31W
02/28/2011 MARSHALL AL EMERGENCY MNGR
SEVERAL POWER LINES DOWN ACROSS SUNSET DR AND LURLEEN B
WALLACE DR.
0147 PM TSTM WND DMG GUNTERSVILLE 34.36N 86.29W
02/28/2011 MARSHALL AL EMERGENCY MNGR
SEVERAL TREES DOWN ACROSS GUNTERSVILLE STATE PARK.
0159 PM TSTM WND DMG 2 SSE HIGDON 34.82N 85.60W
02/28/2011 DEKALB AL EMERGENCY MNGR
SEVERAL TREES DOWN ACROSS CR 811.
0200 PM TSTM WND GST DOUGLAS 34.17N 86.32W
02/28/2011 E55.00 MPH MARSHALL AL FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
ESTIMATED WINDS OF AROUND 55 MPH AND PEA SIZED HAIL WERE
REPORTED. TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR.
0211 PM HAIL 2 ESE FORT PAYNE 34.43N 85.69W
02/28/2011 M1.00 INCH DEKALB AL EMERGENCY MNGR
QUARTER SIZE HAIL REPORTED ON FRUIT FARM RD EAST OF FORT
PAYNE.
0211 PM HAIL 4 SSE RAINSVILLE 34.44N 85.83W
02/28/2011 E1.00 INCH DEKALB AL EMERGENCY MNGR
QUARTER SIZE HAIL REPORTED IN PLEASANT HILL AREA.
0239 PM HAIL 1 S FAIRVIEW 34.23N 86.69W
02/28/2011 E1.75 INCH CULLMAN AL TRAINED SPOTTER
GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL REPORTED NEAR ANTIOCH.
&&
KULAThe national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
3 drought. Local standard time, as filed.
Severe drought (D2) conditions were reported through March 7th.
Severe drought (D2) conditions were reported through March 7th.
Severe drought (D2) conditions were reported through March 7th.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Alabama in 2011Every state in 2011This day in weather historyWarnings in Alabama, March 2011
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 295484, 295485, 295486.